The noun CONTINENTAL DIVIDE has 1 sense: 1. the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico). Familiarity information: CONTINENTAL DIVIDE used as a noun is very rare.Dictionary entry details.eronyms (parts of continental divide): Great Divide (that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States). Domain region: North America (a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama).
Definition of lighthouse. 1  1 : a structure (such as a tower) with a powerful light that gives a continuous or intermittent signal to navigators. 2  2 : beacon 3.
Lighthouses are found along the eastern and western coastlines of continents such as America, Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe.They are typically found where there are hidden rocks and reefs on which ships could be wrecked.They are found on jutting headlands and peninsulas and wherever the seascape poses danger to ships.hey are typically found where there are hidden rocks and reefs on which ships could be wrecked. They are found on jutting headlands and peninsulas and wherever the seascape poses danger to ships.